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15:48

Who could he mean?

Not many things seem to rile Stoke City striker Peter Crouch, but the antics of one team-mate did. READ THE FULL STORY

Round of applause for travelling Stokies

How (NOT) to be a footballer...

Peter Crouch is not the only player to wear a Stoke City shirt with a new book out. Old boy Jon Parkin has also been recalling some juicy tales from his playing career, many of which we could not possibly publish here. But here’s one from his time at Stoke that we could...

During pre-season at Stoke in 2007 played Real Madrid in a friendly. After the game - they won 2-0 - I asked for Fabio Cannavaro’s shirt and he gave it me. I thought that was that. Then he tapped me on the shoulder and obviously couldn’t speak English, but gestured at my shirt and I was like ‘What? You want this?’ He nodded and I’m thinking ‘Why on earth does he want this?’. He’s won the World Cup and I can imagine he’s got shirts from everybody and anybody and he’s asked for my quadruple XL Stoke shirt.

Fabio Cannavaro of Real Madrid is all smiles after a pre-season friendly match between Real Madrid and Stoke City on July 27, 2007 in Irdning, Austria. (Image: David R. Anchuelo)

14:06

Do not adjust your set...

Watching Jack Butland play for England tonight? Well if your coverage of the England v Switzerland game starts in black and white, don’t reach for the remote control. Viewers tuning into Sky Sports live broadcast will see the first 25 seconds of the game in monochrome to mark the 25th anniversary of football’s anti-racism campaign Kick It Out. That’s right, it has nothing to do with playing the game at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium.

Ready, Freddie go as Stoke hit eight past Derby

It was on this day in 1937 that Stoke creamed Derby 8-1 to go top of the First Division.

Freddie Steele, that legendary post-war goalscorer at the Victoria Ground, scored five that day, while Aberdeen-born Jim Westland weighed in with a hat-trick that would have grabbed the headlines on another day.

They don’t make ‘em like that anymore.

Freddie Steele... goalscorer extraordinaire

12:06

Jack plays for England tonight (according to those famous Sky Sources at least)...

10:35

Victorious Etebo wants AFCON return

Peter Etebo came off the bench for Nigeria as they collected their first qualifying points for the African Cup of Nations thanks to a 3-0 win in the Seychelles over the weekend.

Now they face group leaders Libya twice in a double header in next month’s international window as they try to reach their first AFCON finals since winning the tournament in 2013.

Etebo, who is expected to line up for Stoke at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, said after the Seychelles tie:

It’s an important game, we have won, we have collected three points, thank God for the victory, it’s for us to look forward to the next game that is coming up in Nigeria against Libya,” Etebo told Brila FM, as quoted by All Nigeria Soccer.For sure, not only me, the entire team, we are going to prepare fully well because we need to qualify.We have not gone for two Nations Cup, so it is very important that we need to qualify.

Pig's head, TP's favourite and The Terminator

Former Stoke City player Brek Shea with the pig's head which caused so much offence to Kenwyne Jones back in 2013. (Image: Brek Shea / Instagram)

08:13

King Kev...

Peter Crouch has revealed that everyone at Stoke have chipped in to help misfit Saido Berahino breathe new life into his stalling career, but perhaps none more so than coach Kevin Phillips, who knows a thing or two about how to find the back of the net. READ THE FULL STORY

Bolton on the brink...

Here’s a salutary lesson for any club who lose their Premier League status and fail to keep control of their finances. Stoke’s Championship rivals, Bolton Wanderers, are poised to go into administration this morning after last-ditch talks to pay-off a loan debt of nearly £5m failed. It is understood the firm owed the money has already appointed an administrator. The Bolton News reports: “Finance company BluMarble set a deadline of 5pm yesterday for club owner Ken Anderson to settle the dispute. No agreement was reached, and paperwork has now been filed by legal representatives at court. There is yet scope for the administration notice to be revoked by BluMarble, but that would hinge on their demands being met and funds cleared before 10am today.” Bolton would be deducted 12 points for going into administration and face a potential two-year transfer embargo. They are eighth in the Championship with 11 points after six games and visit Stoke on October 2.

The Macron Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers. (Image: Nathan Stirk)

07:43

Playing the game...

Lou Macari knows a thing or two about getting the best out of players, but the former Stoke City boss says hopes that Bojan will recapture his best form playing in the Championship is very much down to the little playmaker himself rather than current manager Gary Rowett. Here’s why...

Is Bojan too much of a luxury in Stoke's present pickle? (Image: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

07:31

Numbers game...

So how do Stoke’s home attendances so far this season compare with last? And how do they rank against their Championship rivals? HERE’S THE LATEST

Stoke City fans applaud their team after the Potters' victory over Hull City at the bet365 Stadium on August 25, 2018. (Image: Dave Thompson)